§ Mr. CorbynTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will list the annual import and export statistics for trade between Britain and Iraq and break the figure down between visibles and invisibles for each year since 1979.
§ Mr. Redwood[holding answer 24 November 1989]: Information on the value of invisible trade between the United Kingdom and Iraq is not available. Figures for visible trade are as follows:
£ million Imports Exports 1979 451 201 1980 556 322 1981 103 624 1982 171 874 1983 96 400 1984 77 343 1985 293 445 1986 250 444 1987 324 272 1988 176 412 19891 63 343 1 To 30 September 1989. Source: Overseas Trade Statistics of the United Kingdom.